Palettes / Colors / #E2CECA

#E2CECA — Pale Dusty Red

#E2CECA is a red color we call Pale Dusty Red, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the red family.

#E2CECA is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CADEE2; it also sits naturally between #E2CAD2 and #E2DACA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 81% · Blue 79%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 11% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #E2CECA

.text { color: #E2CECA; }
.background { background-color: #E2CECA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2CECA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 206, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 29%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2CECA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 206, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2CECA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 206, 202, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2CECA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2CECA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CADEE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2CECA: #000000.

How #E2CECA looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2CECA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2CEC9  ·  #E2CECB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2CECA?

#E2CECA is Pale Dusty Red, a red color (RGB 226, 206, 202). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2CECA?

#E2CECA is RGB 226, 206, 202 — HSL 10°, 29%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 11%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2CECA?

Its complement is #CADEE2; analogous partners are #E2CAD2 and #E2DACA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2CECA for text?

Black text on #E2CECA has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.